Cwmerfyn
Cwmerfyn (historically Cwm-erfin or Cwmerfin) is a hamlet in the community of Trefeurig, Ceredigion, Wales, nine miles (14 km) by road east of Aberystwyth.[1] Historically Cwmerfyn was a lead ore mining village.[2]
| Cwmerfyn | |
|---|---|
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  Cwmerfyn Location within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN 6988 8285 |
| • Cardiff | 72.7 mi (117.0 km) |
| • London | 173.3 mi (278.9 km) |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberystwyth |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Geography
The Nant Silo stream runs in the vicinity.[3] To the northeast are the small lakes Llyn Rhosgoch, Llyn Blaenmelindwr and Llyn Pendam, to the east of Cwmsymlog.[1]
Politics
Cwmerfyn is represented in the National Assembly for Wales by Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) and the Member of Parliament is Mark Williams (Liberal Democrats).[4][5]
Landmarks
The Calvinist Siloa Chapel in Cwmefyn was built in 1866, as part of a series of churches founded by Azariah Shadrach in north Ceredigion in the Congregational Church of Salem Coedgruffydd. It was known locally as Capel Ucha (the Higher Chapel) to distinguish it from the Bethlehem Presbyterian chapel further down the village, known as Capel Isa (the Lower Chapel). The first minister of the church was Reverend W. Jansen Davies.[6] The chapel is described by Coflein as having a "simple round-headed style, with a rendered exterior and slate roof with bracketed eaves". The chapel has a central double panelled door with a fanlight.[7]
Cwmerfin lead mine is of prehistoric origin and was owned in the first half of the seventeenth century by Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560–1631) and Thomas Bushell (c.1593–1674). As well as lead ore the mine produced zinc, copper and silver ore. The mine closed in 1889.[8][9]
References
- Google (1 March 2020). "Cwmerfyn" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales". Academi Gymreig. University of Wales Press. 2008. p. 883.
- "Cwmerfyn". Dyfedarchaeology.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- National Assembly for Wales Website; recalled 24 February 2014
- parliament.uk Website; recalled 24 February 2014
- "Siloa Chapel, Cwmerfyn". Trefeurig. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "CWMERFYN WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL;CAPEL BETHLEHEM, CWMERFYN". Coflein. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- "Cwmerfin Lead Mine". Coflein. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "400th Anniversary of Sir Hugh Myddelton's New River". Welsh Mines Trust. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
